Jimmy Gray (English cricketer)
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| Full name | James Roy Gray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1926 Southampton, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2016 (aged 90) Southampton, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1966 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1959 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Jimmy Gray at ESPNcricinfo 12 April 2023
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James 'Jimmy' Roy Gray (19 May 1926 – 31 October 2016) was an English first-class cricketer who played as an all-rounder for Hampshire. After beginning his sporting career as a footballer on the books of Arsenal, Gray decided to pursue a career as a professional cricketer. He debuted for Hampshire in 1948, and from 1954 he would form one of the most successful opening partnerships in county cricket with the West Indian Roy Marshall, one which was to last for twelve years. He was a member of the Hampshire side which won their first County Championship in 1961. For Hampshire, Gray made 453 first-class appearances and scored 22,450 runs, placing him fourth amongst Hampshire's all-time highest runscorers in first-class cricket. As a right-arm medium bowler, he would take 451 wickets for Hampshire. Following his retirement in 1966, Gray taught at an independent school in Romsey, and later served as chairman of the Hampshire cricket committee into the 1990s.